Love of the Land: Dov Weisglass demonstrates profound misunderstanding of Roadmap in interview

Dov Weisglass demonstrates profound misunderstanding of Roadmap in interview

Dr. Aaron Lerner
IMRA
10 November 09

Attorney Dov Weisglass , Former Chief of Staff to PM Sharon, who played a pivotal role as his key contact with Washington, showed a profound misunderstanding of the terms of the Roadmap in a live interview broadcast this morning on Israel Radio during the 8:00-8:30 segment.

In response to a question about MK Shaul Mofaz's "peace proposal", Weisglass claimed that a sovereign Palestinian state would be created under Phase II of the Roadmap approved by the Government of Israel.

Attorney Weisglass declined to note that this was an "option" in the Roadmap rather than a requirement.

"Phase II: Transition -- June 2003-December 2003

In the second phase, efforts are focused on the option of creating an
independent Palestinian state with provisional borders and attributes of
sovereignty, based on the new constitution, as a way station to a permanent
status settlement. ..."

A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The U.S. State Department
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 30, 2003
www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/A+Performance-Based+Roadmap+to+a+Permanent+Two-Sta.htm

It should be noted that Dov Weisglass is an attorney - a profession in which performance hinges on paying strict attention to the both the wording of relevant texts but also the words the attorney himself employs. Attorney Wiesglass also suggested that the Netanyahu Administration should accept the massive concessions offered by his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, asa "general path" according to which Israel would resume negotiations withthe PA.

Love of the Land: Dov Weisglass demonstrates profound misunderstanding of Roadmap in interview